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New Belgium Abbey

New Belgium Abbey  - Abbey Dubbel

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 Percentile 
93
overall
Brewed by New Belgium Brewing Company
Style: Abbey Dubbel

Fort Collins, Colorado USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
6883.63/5.03.62/5.07%92.9Trappist glass
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Winner of four World Beer Cup medals and eight medals at the Great American Beer Fest, Abbey Belgian Ale is the Mark Spitz of New Belgium’s lineup - but it didn’t start out that way. When Jeff and Kim first sampled the beer at the Lyons Folks Fest, reviews were mixed at best. One of founder Jeff’s first two Belgian style homebrews (along with Fat Tire), Abbey is a Belgian dubbel (or double) brewed with six different malts and an authentic Belgian yeast strain. Abbey is bottle-conditioned, weighs in at 7.0% alcohol by volume, and pairs well with chocolate (or boldly served by itself) for dessert.
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 barleyPops (1079), Quad-Cities, Illinois, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Dec 3, 2005  
I think this is my first rating of an abbey souble. aroma was of yeast and bubblegum. the pour was brown with a fluffy foamy tan head. taste is sugary sweet with some caramel in the background. a little too sweet and fizzy for me to drink this on a regular basis. thanks to heemer for the bottle.


ezra456 (39), Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/518/20
Nov 18, 2005  
poured out a beautiful amber color with a creamy tan head. aromas consisted of fruity malts and yeast, maybe some nutmeg in there too. very nice flavors: spice, yeast, and a little grass. medium body. overall, a great purchase for anyone that a enjoys a belgian style ale.


 FlagstoneHill (211), Erie, Colorado, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/517/20
Nov 9, 2005  
Bottle. . Malty, yeasty, licorice. . Chestnut color, hazy. Tan head. . sweet and malty w/ spicy yeast flavor. Minor bubblegum after a burp. . chewy. Carbonated, long complex finish. . Very tasty Belgian abbey beer. Malty with a great yeasty spiciness / complexity. Carbonation a bit high


 zathrus13 (1288), Mount Laurel, New Jersey, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Nov 9, 2005  
Thanks to Johnny Flake for this one. Pours amber/brown, with an off-white head. Aromas are malt, yeast, spice, and bubblegum. Flavors are malt, spice, and yeast. starts a little sweet and ends dry. A nice beer.


 tiggmtl (4307), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/56/102/512/20
Nov 7, 2005  
Bubblegum esters dominate the sweet, rich, bready, malty aroma with some herbal notes also apparent. Clear, deep copper-brown with decent, fine bubbled, fizzy tan head that diminishes immediately to a partial cover and ring. Bubblegum esters are strong in the sweet malty flavour with some earthy, grassy notes and some banana also apparent. Medium-full body with pointy, fizzy carbonation that is somewhat distracting. Snifter. Cellar temperature. Bottle (BB 7-Jul-06, Liquor Mart, CO, Oct-05).


 mreeves (257), Sammamish, Washington, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Nov 6, 2005  
Brownish color, lots of carbonation. Sweet flavor dominates. A nice, reasonably priced dubbel, but certainly not the best example of the style.


GeoDoc (34), San Antonio, Texas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Nov 4, 2005  
Dark amber to brown in color with banana flavor. What Fat Tire aspires to be.


JohnnyFlake (53), Henderson, Nevada, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Oct 22, 2005  
12oz bottle - pours a deep mahogany color, with a monsterous full head and lot’s of lacing. Aroma is fruity with nuances of malt, coffee and fresh bread. Flavor is semi-sweet and malty with a touch of hops. Mouthfeel is med/full and creamy, not too much fizz. Finish is nicely complex, with a touch of bitterness. This is an easy drinking beer, offering a host of flavor.



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